Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. "E. B. Sellers of Montlcello was here looking after matters in court Monday. Trustee Davis was down from Kankakee tp. Monday, but returned home as soon as possible after transacting his business here, as his wife was very sick with pneumonia. One of his children has also been quite sick. On its recovery Mrs. Davis was taken down. E. E: Baughman, who resides on the Charles Pullins farm in Barkley tp., was arrested Monday for heavy hauling on affidavit of County Highway Supt. Gray, who. states that he was hauling a load of hay that with wagon weighed 4,500 pounds. He was arraigned before Squire Dean and on a. plea of guilty was fined $5 and costs, sl2 in all. The omission of the word “Saturday” from the article in Saturday’s Democrat regarding the re-organiza-tion of the county central committees, following the primary, might lead one to conclude that the newly elected precinct committeemen should meet today to reorganize. Instead, however, they meet on the “Saturday following their election,” at 1 p. m., or next Saturday, March 11. Mrs. Newton Kupke of Newland, who was recently declared insane, was taken to Longcliff last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff John Robinson and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Mr. Kupke also accompanied them. After reaching the asylum and gaining permission from the authorities to take care of the woman at home by her husband and mother, she was brought back and taken to the home of her mother in Barkley tp. Guy Myers, son of Henry Myers, and Miss Katherine Karch, daughter of the late Trustee Frederick Karch, both of near Walker Center, drove down from the north end yesterday and, after securing a license, were married at the clerk’s office by Rev. G. A. Emerich of Wheatfield. who came down especially for the occasion. The newlyweds will start housekeeping at once, having rented a farm a short distance south of Walker Center. The Democrat joins the many friends in extending hearty congratulations. The county council met in special session Monday and continued on over into yesterday, the law requiring where the appropriations exceed a certain number of thousands of dollars that the proposed appropriations shall be read in session on two separate days. ~The council seemed in a very liberal frame of mind with the people's and besides adding SB,OOO to the SII,OOO already appropriated for a “SIO,OOO hospital,” they gave S2OO to the poultry association for a poultry show- and also appropriated many thousands of dollars for new bridges, road grades, et cetera. A peculiar thing came up in the circuit court Saturday when a motion for a new trial was made in the case of the State vs. William Gordon, who was found guilty last week on a charge of boot-legging and fined SSO. The defendant’s attorney asked for a new trial on the ground that the present jury was drawn illegally; that the law provides that but 12 jurors shall be drawn to compose the petit jury Instead of 16, which has been the custom, here for many, many years, and is also the custom in many other counties. It was shown that in a similar case from Deleware county—but where the question was raised at the beginning of the trial—the supreme court held that the drawing of 16 jurors was eentrary to law and the defendant was granted a new trial. In the case at bar, however, the question was not raised until the

motion was made for a new trial. It was something new to both court and attorneys, and had there been any more criminal cases this term Judge Hanley would have discharged the present jury and had a new one drawn. ' , The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. Following is a report of the proceedings at Monday’s session: M. J. Delehanty stone road ih Wheatfield tp.; contract let to T. M. Callahan for $7,799. John T. Biggs appointed superintendent of construcA. D. Hershman stone road: Orvis Salrin, contractor, allowed S7OO. James I\ Deselms stone road in Gillam tp.; contractor T. M. Callahan allowed $2,500. Fred Baler stone road; supplementary report filed and approved. Road ordered established. Guy and Blue allowed SIOO attorney fee. Letting to be held on second day of April term. George Naninga stone road; report of viewers shows public -utility of improvement. Cause continued for supplementary report. T. M. Callahan stone road; viewers file report. Cause continued for notice. Wm. H. Boyle ditch; bonds ordered issued for unpaid assessments. Horace Daniels ditch; James Leatherman presents remonstrance. Cause submitted and board finds for remonstrator and that his assessment should be reduced to S2B. Board finds for petitioners, that drain will be a public utility, and same is ordered constructed. Assessments confirmed. George M. Meyers ditch; drainage commissioner granted until April term to file report. Trustee of Marion tg-~granted permission to pay S9O for care and surgical attendance for James Benson. Trustee of Barkley tp. granted permission to expend $35.84 poor relief to Janies Mulady and S3O to Newt Kupke. Application of C. B. Steward to be delegate to the meeting of the national board of charities, to be held at Indianapolis next May, was granted. The various county depositories reported Interest on county funds for the month of February as follows: First National Bank, Rensselaer, $ A 31.45; State Bank, Rensselaer, $62.57; Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $56.26; State Bank/ Remington, $58.05; Bank of Wheatfield, $15.96.